I get a lot of questions on how to drain a swimming pool after a storm. There are several different equipment setups and depending on which one you have will depend on how you go about draining your pool.

In Jacksonville Florida the most common swimming pool equipment setup we see is a hose bib or water spigot that has been installed in the plumbing between the pool pump and the filter. What you will need to do is make sure the pools pump is turned on and then you can turn the valve on the hose bib/spigot and the water from the pool, that is passing through that pipe on its way to the filter, will come out. You can attach a hose and let it drain wherever your yard or street allows.

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